{"id":71446,"date":"2024-07-30T00:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tech-critter.com\/?p=71446"},"modified":"2024-07-30T00:15:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:15:25","slug":"review-noctua-nh-u12a-chromax-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tech-critter.com\/review-noctua-nh-u12a-chromax-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Review – Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite its brown and beige color scheme that is not as appealing to some users, Noctua is renowned for its CPU coolers and has made a handful of coolers that top the rank of the CPU coolers of its era, notable the NH-D14<\/a>, NH-D15<\/a>, and NH-U12A<\/a>. However, things have changed quite a bit after Noctua introduced its all-black chromax.black lineup<\/a>, making it much more appealing to the majority of users nowadays.<\/p>\n

We’re revisiting the Noctua NH-U12A this time, which still stood strong since 2020 and we’ll be comparing it against the newer NH-U12A chromax.black to see if there’s any noticeable difference in thermal performance.<\/p>\n

Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Model<\/td>\n\n
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  • NH-U12A chromax.black<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Socket Compatibility<\/td>\n\n
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  • Intel LGA1851, LGA1700, LGA1200, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1151, LGA1150 and AMD AM5, AM4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimension<\/td>\n\n
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  • 158 x 125 x 58 mm (HxWxD) \u2013 without fan<\/li>\n
  • 158 x 125 x 112 mm (HxWxD) \u2013 with fan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 760g \u2013 without fan<\/li>\n
  • 1220g \u2013 with fan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fan Compatibility<\/td>\n\n
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  • 120x120x25 mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fan Model<\/td>\n\n
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  • Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM chromax.black x 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fan Rotational Speed<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 2000 RPM \u2013 Default<\/li>\n
  • 1700 RPM \u2013 With Low-Noise Adaptor<\/li>\n
  • 450 RPM \u2013 PWM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max Airflow<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 102.1 M3<\/sup>\/h \u2013 Default<\/li>\n
  • 84.5 M3<\/sup>\/h \u2013 With Low-Noise Adaptor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max Acoustical Noise<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 22.6 dB(A) \u2013 Default<\/li>\n
  • 18.8 dB(A) \u2013 With Low-Noise Adaptor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accessories Included<\/td>\n\n
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  • NA-RC14 Low-Noise Adaptor x 2<\/li>\n
  • NA-YC1 4-pin PWM splitter cable<\/li>\n
  • Black SecuFirm2 mounting kit<\/li>\n
  • NT-H1 Thermal Compound<\/li>\n
  • Noctua Metal Case Badge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warranty<\/td>\n\n